In a USA Today op-ed from July 2016, Matthew Whitaker, slated to be the interim Attorney General, said he disagreed with former FBI Director James Comey’s conclusion that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges on Clinton.

“Director Comey’s judgment was that ‘no reasonable prosecutor’ would bring the case,” he wrote. “I disagree. I believe myself to have been a reasonable prosecutor, and when the facts and evidence show a criminal violation has been committed, the individuals involved should not dictate whether the case is prosecuted.”

Quoting Maisie2013:A President can fire anyone in his Cabinet any time he wants. The " timing" would never suit the Trump haters .

Sorry that I have to inform you of this, but everyone doesn't have to like Trump. You can worship him all you want. I don't have to. It won't be the end of the world. I promise! Stop throwing tantrums. It's about to get better... now.

Quoting CarolinaPanthera:Sorry that I have to inform you of this, but everyone doesn't have to like Trump. You can worship him all you want. I don't have to. It won't be the end of the world. I promise! Stop throwing tantrums. It's about to get better... now.

Quoting bigblock46:In a USA Today op-ed from July 2016, Matthew Whitaker, slated to be the interim Attorney General, said he disagreed with former FBI Director James Comey’s conclusion that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges on Clinton.

“Director Comey’s judgment was that ‘no reasonable prosecutor’ would bring the case,” he wrote. “I disagree. I believe myself to have been a reasonable prosecutor, and when the facts and evidence show a criminal violation has been committed, the individuals involved should not dictate whether the case is prosecuted.”

I suspect that Sessions can write a book about his relationship with Trump. There is "Unhinged," written Omarosa Manigault Newman. He won't be the first disgruntled employee to make write a book about a former employer.

earthytaurus3 replies on 11/8/2018 2:17 am:Read it. Just passed my copy on to a neighbor.

The president cannot directly fire the special counsel, whose investigation Mr Trump has repeatedly decried as a witch hunt. But Mr Sessions's replacement will have the power to fire Mr Mueller or end the inquiry.

Whatever Trump is hiding, it has to be seriously damaging to him both personally and politically. It's very telling that he fires Sessions just when Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives and step up the investigation!.

The president cannot directly fire the special counsel, whose investigation Mr Trump has repeatedly decried as a witch hunt. But Mr Sessions's replacement will have the power to fire Mr Mueller or end the inquiry.

Whatever Trump is hiding, it has to be seriously damaging to him both personally and politically. It's very telling that he fires Sessions just when Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives and step up the investigation!.

Exactly! If he were as innocent as he tries to convince us he is, he wouldn't be acting like a cat on a hot tin roof when things close in on him.

Quoting starwomyn:I suspect that Sessions can write a book about his relationship with Trump. There is "Unhinged," written Omarosa Manigault Newman. He won't be the first disgruntled employee to make write a book about a former employer.

There books by disgruntled non-employees as well.

Bob Woodward and Rick Wilson are two.

Wilson is a long time Republican strategist noted for his negative political ads.

Quoting CarolinaPanthera:Sorry that I have to inform you of this, but everyone doesn't have to like Trump. You can worship him all you want. I don't have to. It won't be the end of the world. I promise! Stop throwing tantrums. It's about to get better... now.

I hate Trump...You hate Hillary.

You say tomato, I say tomahto.

I would say the same thing if Hillary had won and fired her AG. Obama changed AG's, so do a lot of Presidents. It's Constitutional, and they work for him. Case closed.

earthytaurus3 replies on 11/8/2018 7:57 am:Hillary DID win … the popular vote.

I heard Sessions will run for Senate again so he probably won't write a tell all book or do interviews or explain why he recused himself without Trump's permission or go into why he was fired. Trump can't seem to get along with anyone, including foreign leaders, his own cabinet and staff, reporters, past presidents, women in general, etc etc The only friends he has left are Ivanka and Putin. lol

Sessions recused himself back in 2017 because of his previous political support of the President. He was the first Senator to endorse Trump as a candidate. He thought it would be seen as a conflict of interest.

First it's a distraction.. second it's set-up for the emotional response of Democrats, before Whitaker does anything.... That set-up ,means Democrats are on a "witch hunt".. before there is anything to hunt.

Which sets-up.. the big picture.....the "witch hunt" of Trump..

So whatever he does...won't be squashing the investigation.. It will be squashing the "witch hunt"So it's what he will tell his supporters.. And Democrats will help them.. TO BELIEVE THAT LIE....

There will always be speculation over any trump regime machinations...his swamp is murky.For instance, it's entirely possible that trump and sessions arranged this months ago specifically, as damage limitation, in case the Democrats won the House.

Quoting bigblock46:In a USA Today op-ed from July 2016, Matthew Whitaker, slated to be the interim Attorney General, said he disagreed with former FBI Director James Comey’s conclusion that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges on Clinton.

“Director Comey’s judgment was that ‘no reasonable prosecutor’ would bring the case,” he wrote. “I disagree. I believe myself to have been a reasonable prosecutor, and when the facts and evidence show a criminal violation has been committed, the individuals involved should not dictate whether the case is prosecuted.”

I will say Matt Whitaker ain't nobody to be messed around with.

This dude is corrupt...you can't do anything in Iowa without coming out corrupt, racist, disgraced or with gonorrhea. Those that stay tip toe through the tulips in 50 MILLION tons of pig crap.

Quoting LeafReport:This dude is corrupt...you can't do anything in Iowa without coming out corrupt, racist, disgraced or with gonorrhea. Those that stay tip toe through the tulips in 50 MILLION tons of pig crap.

Let's be reasonable..

The reaction is exactly the reaction Trump wants.

Mueller's not going to get fired......He's going to get controlled.. at least that will be the attempt.

We won't be told what that control is ......such as finance and preventing any more American indictments...

i would venture to guess in the firing...... Whitaker's not that stupid to hang his neck out that far..No Statute of Limitations for that obstruction.

Anyway.... number one on this list is to not have Mueller's report made public..Whitaker can do that

Now what 's going to happen... After two more months of nothing.. After the last three weeks of nothing.....Three months of nothing..Then the Democrats take the House, and three month of nothing becomes something. So the Democrats will make it happen.. and making it happen means it's a Democrat "witch hunt".

Right now... we got to hope Mueller's got a plan.... that Rosenstein can get behind..without it.. It's a stalemate. A stalemate is what Trump wants... It is the best that Trump can do.

I know it's both scary and a benefit.. But little so they say about the FACT.. That Mueller is a lifelong REPUBLICAN

As crazy as this may sound.. As unlikely as it may seem..(I'm sure Trump is counting on it) As the proof we have had so far....As unsinkable as Mueller is to leaks.. Whitaker maybe steering this Titanic into an iceberg....So when we see the first leak, it means that's Mueller's plan is to sink Whitaker's boat. To show US in the next two months, a shit storm of stuff has happened.

Now... alternate plan would be to have Mueller fired for the leaks... But Trump is such an egomaniac.. He certainly will underestimate Mueller.. Mueller ain't NO Comey!..You got to Play by Mueller's rules... I know I wouldn't want to be the one to piss Mueller off..those silent types may seem vulnerable.. but most of them are deadly if you ever get exposed to their venom... And I know for certain... people who don't have voice.. will have other people's ears.

Google your question..........I found several sources for answer there.........make up your own mind ...........which could possibly avoid another firestorm in this place, which is certainly not needed

Quoting YA_YA:Google your question..........I found several sources for answer there.........make up your own mind ...........which could possibly avoid another firestorm in this place, which is certainly not needed

Tell your friends that. There's no reason under the sun that you have to be here.

Quoting deborahsu2:I was hoping all political stuff would stop after the election was over. Guess that was too much to hope for.

I don't blame you for wanting to stop talking about the massive failures of the republican party and the latest episode of obstruction of justice from Trump. But let's move on in good will. I like you Deborah.

So tell me...just to begin a conversation. Can you name 3 movies that you hold dear for one reason or another? It always tell a story about who we are as people in a small way.

Yep....that is exactly my view too. I was just going to say something along these lines. He was smart enough to know that answering the way he did marginalized the testimony of others to the Grand Jury. I have my doubts that he would have been stupid enough to go along with the Russian collusion...but I also think he was enough of a wimp to turn a blind eye to something others were doing. Do not recall was a political cleansing of his culpability...annoying but effective. He's betting his reputation is enough to protect him from the Grand Jury testimony of others. Will he get away with it? He might.

Quoting CarolinaPanthera:You might get away with telling hubby "case closed," but I'm not your pushover hubby. If I have something to say, I'll say it, and when I'm done, I'll decide when the case is closed.

Again, you have to be reminded that Hillary did win the popular vote. Many more millions of Americans voted for her than they did the POS-in-chief you so adore.

The popular vote doesn't mean jack. The electoral voting system was designed so that a diversity of people can have a voice. The rural farmer as well as the city dweller. Folks in rural America supported Trump because the Status Quo was not working for them. It has nothing to do with POTUS adulation, it has to do with who is the best person for the job and who can get it done.

Quoting starwomyn:The popular vote doesn't mean jack. The electoral voting system was designed so that a diversity of people can have a voice. The rural farmer as well as the city dweller. Folks in rural America supported Trump because the Status Quo was not working for them. It has nothing to do with POTUS adulation, it has to do with who is the best person for the job and who can get it done.

Poor star. she's so confused. One minute she's sleeping on a church floor on her way to Washington to protest, and the next minute she's a raving trump republican. She says the reason she left the Democrat party was because of biased news. Apparently she's been guzzling the Kool-Aid while she binge watches state TV.

Quoting CarolinaPanthera:Poor star. she's so confused. One minute she's sleeping on a church floor on her way to Washington to protest, and the next minute she's a raving trump republican. She says the reason she left the Democrat party was because of biased news. Apparently she's been guzzling the Kool-Aid while she binge watches state TV.

Quoting earthytaurus3:It appears the new alliance was a segue to aggression.

That it does. She apparently went from a Democrat who makes trips to Washington to protest, to the extreme right overnight. Me thinks someone is politically confused. But hey, the extreme right sent her a man.

Quoting starwomyn:The popular vote doesn't mean jack. The electoral voting system was designed so that a diversity of people can have a voice. The rural farmer as well as the city dweller. Folks in rural America supported Trump because the Status Quo was not working for them. It has nothing to do with POTUS adulation, it has to do with who is the best person for the job and who can get it done.